Known as PCA Case No. 2013-19, it ended in 2016 in victory for the Philippines, with the arbitral tribunal ruling in favor of the Philippines on most of its submissions and rejecting China’s claim of historic rights to vast areas in the South China Sea using the so-called nine-dash line on its maps. Nearly 10 years on, China still refuses to accept the ruling despite it being final and binding for all parties concerned.
torsdag 16. januar 2025
Experts weigh chance of success in new South China Sea case against Beijing
Philippine officials have suggested that, in the face of grave aggression from China in the South China Sea, new legal action is not a matter of if, but when.Jonathan Malaya, assistant director-general of the National Security Council, told a press briefing this week that, being pushed “to the wall,” Manila is considering all options including new international lawsuits. In 2013, the Philippines filed an arbitration case against China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS, the first time any nation had challenged China over its maritime claims.
Known as PCA Case No. 2013-19, it ended in 2016 in victory for the Philippines, with the arbitral tribunal ruling in favor of the Philippines on most of its submissions and rejecting China’s claim of historic rights to vast areas in the South China Sea using the so-called nine-dash line on its maps. Nearly 10 years on, China still refuses to accept the ruling despite it being final and binding for all parties concerned.
Known as PCA Case No. 2013-19, it ended in 2016 in victory for the Philippines, with the arbitral tribunal ruling in favor of the Philippines on most of its submissions and rejecting China’s claim of historic rights to vast areas in the South China Sea using the so-called nine-dash line on its maps. Nearly 10 years on, China still refuses to accept the ruling despite it being final and binding for all parties concerned.
